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Proverbs 13:19

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

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תַּאֲוָ֣הtaavahdaintyתַּאֲוָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “dainty”, the ordinary formH8378a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm)dainty, desire, [idiom] exceedingly, [idiom] greedily, lust(ing), pleasant. See also H6914 (קִבְרוֹת הַתַּאֲוָה).נִ֭הְיָהnihyahbeהָיָהverb, niphal, participle, absolute — “be”, a verb used as a describing wordH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.תֶּעֱרַ֣בteeravbe pleasantעָרֵבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be pleasant”, an unfinished actionH6149to be agreeablebe pleasant(-ing), take pleasure in, be sweet.לְנָ֑פֶשׁlenafeshto creatureנֶפֶשׁpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to creature”, the ordinary formH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…וְתוֹעֲבַ֥תvetoavatand abominableתּוֹעֵבַהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and abominable”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8441properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idolabominable (custom, thing), abomination.כְּ֝סִילִ֗יםkesilimfoolכְּסִילadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “fool”, the ordinary formH3684properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyfool(-ish).ס֣וּרsurturnסוּרverb, qal, infinitive construct — “turn”, the to-form of the verbH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…מֵרָֽעmerafrom badרַעpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “from bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; and it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

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American Standard Version (1901)

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Young’s Literal Translation

A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools [is]: Turn from evil.

World English Bible

Longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.

Darby Translation

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.

Douay-Rheims

The desire that is accomplished, delighteth the soul: fools hate them that flee from evil things.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; and it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The desires of the godly gladden the soul, but the works of the ungodly are far from knowledge.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπιθυμίαι εὐσεβῶν ἡδύνουσι ψυχὴν, ἔργα δὲ ἀσεβῶν μακρὰν ἀπὸ γνώσεως.